The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-11
LYON COUNTY Politics.

The following, which appeared In the
Republican Of Thursday, is . mat
ter well-known to our older citizens in
Emporia. But as it contains infOma-
ton which may be Of interest to some
of our readers who have come to reside
with US since these transactions took
place, we copy it for their benefit:
The Lyon County Republican Com |
mittee has called a convention to meet |
in this city on the 18th of August TO |
nominate a ticket which Republicans
win be called upon to support. The
convention will have responsibility
resting upon it which few conventions
BY abuses practiced some eight
wears ago in the administration
of county matters by Republican OIL
Gals, the party in this county come
well nigh going to pieces. Many OF
our citizens will remember the nature
of those abuses and who was engaged
in their perpetratiOn. The stock which
the county owned and held in the a.,
T. & S. F. Railroad, 800 900, was
sold against the expressed viii
of the people who, at an election
duly called, voted against its sale.
The then officials Of the county, In
utter disregard of this expression of
the people, sold this stock at about SO
cents on the S1.0O. Six months later it
would have brought more than double
that amount: Had the VIII OF the pee
pie been adhered to in that matter,
Lyon County would to-day be at least
500, 900 better OFF. With the scanty
sum received from the sale
of this stock, the Commissioners, then
manipulating affairs, proceeded in like
manner, secretly, to buy up our out
standing railroad County bonds They
bought them up in New York at one
price and turned them oyer to the
County Treasurer at higher price, as
shown by the dispositions taken in New
| York at the time. Following closely
upon these transactions were others of
a lesser, but, in principal, Of a
| character equally outrageous. To
/ accomplish these things the
| proceedings of the Board of Com
missloners were suppressed from publi-
1 cation and from the records as well.
| We mention these matters of the past
to warn the convention which as
sembles on the 18th against the nomin-
alton of any man who may be tainted
with any of these fostering transac-
tions. The record of each candidate
will be carefully scanned by our
opponents and brought forward
to show that he is not en-
titled to the confidence OF
the people. We do not wish to stand
in a defensive attitude, even in a local
contest with the hopeful Democracy
The Republicans must have men fol
whom they can make an aggressive
warfare-men whom they can trust
while honest citizens are asleep. Nc
other sort can be elected, even if they
should be nominated. We, therefore
adjure the Republican party, by its con.
Vention, to nominate men with cleal
record to all the positions. An effort
will be made to recall to official posi-
ton possibly some men and theil
friends whose records and purpose:
cannot be defended, as against the at
tacks that will be made upon them
To bring back into power in this
county the class of men who, in year
J gone by, abused the trust reposed II
them, a paper has been established OF
Fifth Avenue in charge of person WhC
at the time was in full sympathy will
those that committed the wrongs upOl
the people to which we have alluded
1t is here for the purpose of restoring
: to power, if possible, the class of per
/ sons known to many of our citizens a
the ''old ring" the ring that was en-
gagged in those bond transactions. Oh
the 10th the people of this city cleo
delegates to the convention to be held OF
the 18th, and, on the goth, delagate
are to be elected from the variou
r county precints. Let the Republican
? everywhere turn out to these primar,
elections and see that delegates ar
. chosen who will favor the nomination
t of none but good men whose record
{ cannot be assailed. Our opponent
will rejoice at all mistakes we ma
make in presenting a tickle
for the support of the people
The best guarantee for goo
work in the convention is the electio
: of good and true men as delegates; in
Q structed, if necessary, to vote for n
e man who, from personal consideration
a or completely, acted with or favore
the outrages upon the people to whic
we have alluded. You can easily fin
4 out by little inquiry who is who.